Container



April 22 1924. 1,491,247

W. H. ROSE CONTAINER Filed June 17. 1921 'ifatentecl Apr, 22, 1924..

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Application filed June 17, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. ROSE, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Jersey City, Hudson County, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers, which the following is a specification;

This invention relates to containers and particularly containers having a body made of paper or other fibrous material andprovided with a metal closure for one or both ends thereof.

It is the object of the invention to provide a container having a closure which can be easily and quickly applied thereto, which will firmly engage the inner surface of the fibrous body of the container and which will not extend over the outer surface thereof, thus making it possible to manufacture the containers and apply a label or wrapper thereto when the same are made or before they are filled, the closure for the container in no way interfering with the label or wrapper which has been previously applied to the same.

These and other desirable objects are attained by means of the construction described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a container showing closures involving my invention applied thereto, the closures at the opposite ends of this figure being of somewhat difi'erent form;

Figure 2 is a partial sectional view showing a container having a modified form of closure applied thereto; and

. Figure 3 is a similar view showing a further modified form of closure.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 10 indicates a container having a body or wall of thick fibrous material, such body preferably being inthe form of a heavy paper tube. 11 represents a closure which is applied to'the [container 10, this closure in each of the forms illustrated being provided with a wall 12, which wall is shaped to fit within the body of the container 10 and to closely engage the inner surface of such body. The inner-end of the Wall 12 is slightly tapered as shown at 12 to facilitate insertion of the closure in the container 10. The closure 11 Serial No. 478,861.

tent to which the wall 12 projects into the body of the container. -If desired a gasket 14 may be employed between the flange 13 and the end of the container 10, this arrangement being desirable where a particularly tight joint is required betweenthe closure and the body of the container. The wall 12 o f'the closure 11 is provided with a series of prongs 15, preferably triangular in shape, which may be struck up from the material of the flange 12 and which are arranged to project toward the flange 13 of the closure. These projections 15 extend outwardly to a slight extent beyond the outer surface of the wall 12, so that when the closureis forced into the container, the prongs 15 will become embedded in the material of the container and thus securely hold the closure in position in the container and prevent its removal therefrom. In the modified construction shown in Figure 3, the wall 12 of the closure 11 is also provided with a series of rectangular prongs or projections 15 which are so formed as to have sharp edges upon their sides, .such edges being intended to engage the inner surface of the container body and thus prevent the closure from being rotated relative to the container.

The detailed construction of the closure may be varied. In the form shown at the upper portion of Figure 1, the metal is bent or doubled to form the flange 13 from which the wall 12 projects, the portion of the'closure lying within the flange 13 being cut away and shaped to provide an opening for receiving the usual friction cap 16. In the form shown at the bottom of Figure 1, a' disk of metal is bent to form the wall 12 of the closure andthen bent laterally to form the flange 13. This form of device provides a closure having a plain bottom or inner wall 17 which lies Within the container when the closure is applied thereto.- It is apparent, however, that in this form of device the bottom or wall 17 may be provided with any suitable form of openings or with any form of friction closure desired. In the construction illustrated in Figures 2and 3 the closure 11 is similar to that illustrated in the upper portion of Figure 1, except that the outer surface of the same is provided with a perforated "top 18, through which dry or powdered material may be shaken from the container.

From the foregoing, it will-be apparent that I have provided a construction which permits wrappers or labels to be applied to the body of the container when the same is manufactured, which is a distinct advantage in that labels or wrappers can be more cheaply applied to the containers at that time than after the same have been filled. Furthermore, the closure is so constructed that it can be easily and quickly applied to the container after the same has been manufactured and which Will in no way interfere with the labels or wrappers surrounding the container since the closures do not contact with or project at any place beyond the exterior surface of thebody'of the container.

Where it'is desired to apply the labels or,

Wrappers to the containers after the same are filled and the closures applied thereto, this can be easily done since the closures will in no way interfere with such operation. In either case a neat and cheap paokageisproduced. The closures of my invention may of course be applied to one or both ends of the containers as desired.

gagingywith the container and Having thus described invention what- I claimas new and desire to secure by Letter's Patent is:

1. A container having a body formed of fibrousmaterial, a closure for said. container formed of metal, the metal of the closure being bent upon itself to form a fiangeadapted' to contact with the end of the container, and also bent to form a wall shaped'to'fit and closely engage the inner surface of the container, said wall having a plurality of prongs projectingtoward said flange for enholding the closure in position. t

2. container having a bodyvformed of fibrous material, a closure therefor composed of metal, said closure having a portion adapted to close the end of the receptacle and a Wall extending at an angle thereto, the material between said wall and said portion of the closure being bent to form a flange adapted to contact with the end of the container, said wallbeing shaped to closely fit within the container and being provided with a plurality of prongs adapted to engage the inner surface of the container and hold the closure in position.

-In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

WILLIAM H? ROSE. 

